ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors find that Interventionist Research (IVR) researchers usually need to collaborate with other scholars, professionals, and experts in specific areas. They refer to an intervention team rather than a research team. The authors focus on main situations that may arise in IVR and the researcher qualities needed to cope with the situations. They discuss how to recruit and select team members accompanied by real-life example of key roles and responsibilities. The authors acknowledge that knowing about potential challenges and tensions in field is no substitute for real IVR experience in the field. Resistance to interventionist researchers is a constant threat that researchers should be aware of when conducting IVR because it will influence nature of intervention and its potential to stimulate change. Argyris argues that, to manage IVR situations, having confidence in one’s intervention strategy requires a cognitive map and being clear about one’s motives for intervening in a social system.
